The Albino Menace!

[cityship]

In the pod chambers, there is a late release, a hideous creature that crawls its way out of the slime and gasps for air, confused. A horrible monster, its species known for its barbarity, spreading disease, and occasionally, for being cannibalistic.

It's a pestiferous beast, a hideous--and intelligent--monster and after getting a suit and its tangled fur cleaned up by Stacy, it quickly goes on the hunt.

There are smells all over, some of them very strange, and the overall smell of this...thing, the creature is in, but there is one it zeroes in on.

One scent.

Its prey.

It moves, running along the ground on all fours, jumping and clinging to outcroppings on the walls. It finds its prey in a large room full of people, looking at the little square in his hand, but despite the people present, the strangers there, it will not be denied.

It zeroes in...and then LEAPS!

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[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"Aaugh!"

Right in the middle of Obs Deck--well, near the door, at least--Brainiac 5 is tackled to the floor by horrible, flying white--

Monkey?

"Koko!" it screeches.



"Koko?"

"Koko!"

"Not you! Not you again!"

The monkey kisses his cheek with a loud smeck!

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara stops and turns to look at the sound.

There, in Brainy's arms, is a white little monkey.

Kissing Brainy.

Her eyes widen and she grins. "So...is that your monkey?"

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"No, it most certainly is not."

Don't lie, Brainy. You cannot hide your love.

Koko certainly can't.

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"He's certainly acting like you're his," Kara countered, walking up closer to them. She placed a gentle hand on Koko's head, between his ears, and pet him gently. "Hey there, little guy. How are you?"

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"Koko! Koko!" he screeches. Apparently that's all Koko can say, and it has a multitude of meanings. There is the distinct impression that he's smart enough to be trying to communicate, however, but not smart enough for Stacy to translate those concepts into words.

Koko paws at Kara's hand playfully.



"I am not. We merely...crossed paths for a time," Brainy reluctantly explains, glaring at the little beast. "He's a nuisance, as you'll soon see."

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"Mmmhmm..." She raises an eyebrow. "Didn't you mention him in the Sensorithingamajiggy?" She takes his hand in hers and shakes it gently. "Aren't you the cutest little guy? Yes you are! Yes you are!" She looks at Brainy. "Can I carry him?"

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

Brainy frowns at her question. "I sincerely doubt he'll leave my shoulder. He's very annoying and tends to cling--"

Koko interrupts him in mid-sentence by bounding up Kara's arm to her shoulder.

"... well. That's a relief. You've earned me a reprieve."

Oddly, despite his words, he doesn't look entirely happy that Koko seems to like Kara so much, and the monkey certainly does, as he quickly starts grooming her hair, chatting a bit while he does it.

"Koko! Kokokoko koko!"

It's said in the chirpy tones you'd typically hear from a hairdresser.

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara chuckles and lets him play with her hair. She pets him gently. "Aww. He's sweet!" She bends over and kisses Brainy's cheek. "If he's not really yours, I'll go ahead and take care of him, won't I little guy?" She turns to Brainy, smiling slyly. "He's fast. I think I'll name him Streaky."

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

Dammit.

"He is not mine...per say, but I was entrusted with his care, because he was such a nuisance that none of the other Legionnaires would've been willing to tend to him, and he followed us back from the 20th century."

A total lie. Koko is his pet. (HIS pet, dammit!)

"His name is Koko."

"Koko!" Koko agrees.

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara shoots an annoyingly cute smile at Brainy. "If you say so, cabbage butt." She turns her head to face Koko. "Can you say 'cabbage butt', sweetie?"

[so-pregnable.livejournal.com]

"Holy crap, is that Brainy's monkey? I heard stories about Brainy's monkey."

Hay, Brainy! Just what you want! More gawkers!

[daaayum.livejournal.com]

"Hey! Is that a monkey? He is so cuuuute."

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

Koko seems to be enjoying the attention.

Brainy, on the other hand, is not.

He's crossing his arms and looking put out.

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara giggled.

Oh, this was too precious.

Brainy was so cute when he was put out.

She turned and grinned at Kon, and nodded at the other newcomer. "This is Koko." She turns to Brainy and raises a challenging eyebrow. "My new baby."

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"Awwww, what a cute little Coluptonian!" Paco said, grinning. What? She set it up for him, it would just be wrong not to take it!

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

Jaime's nearly on the floor. It's mostly because Brainy looks like he's gonna blow a gasket.

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

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[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara giggled. "He is! He's the cutest little Coluptoni - What?!" She turned to Paco, her eyes flaring red. "Oh no you didn't you little Earth-freak! Brainy! Hold my monkey! Kon! Hold my cape!" Kara started stalking towards Paco.

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

Paco ducked behind Jaime.

"Ah ah ah! Energy tentacles! Remember the energy tentacles!"

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

"Whoa! Geez, it was just a joke," says Jaime, suiting up, and standing between Kara and his best bud. "Chill, okay? I don't know how it worked on Krypton, but around El Paso, we tease to be friendly."



"Scarab, no. No kryptonite radiation. You calm down, too."

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara blinked.

"Your suit does Kryptonite radiation?"

She whirled around to grab Brainy to find him gone...and the monkey too.

Instead, she ducked behind Kon.

"You're officially scary," she said, poking her head out from behind his shoulder.

[so-pregnable.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah, I could totally shield you from kryptonite, what with my dropping on the floor and twitching too," Kon shoots at her sarcastically, rolling his eyes as she hides behind him.

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, it does, but it's not exactly something I ever plan to use, don't worry."

He adds, in a voice that's more reproachful than sarcastic or threatening. "Still, keep that in mind for anytime you come at us "Earth-freaks" with the scary red eyes, okay? Paco here is a tough guy and he's taken out alien invaders and the Hitman of God with just a stick but one punch from you, even if you were just cheesed and not meaning it, could kill him. It's not responsible to have the kinda power you do and get all angry like that over something that's meant as just a joke."

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"Oh god. What, did Kal give you the guide book too?" Kara crossed her arms and pushed Kon away. "Listen spanky, I don't care what you can or can't radiate. I'm Kryptonian. We're like the most advanced society ever." Her eyes flared red for a moment. "I don't have to keep anything in mind." She waited a beat. "And you can't blame me. He gave me and Brainy a pretend love child. Do you know how gross that is?"

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

"I'll take that as a compliment, if you think I'm like Superman, because I met him, and it is one," says Jaime.

"And what, I'm guessing it's gross because, obviously, since Brainy's socially awkward and nerdy and all that, we should treat him like less of a person, huh? Like he has no feelings or anything. I mean, you're lucky he's already left the room before you said that--"

Indeed, Brainy and Koko are gone.

"--but then maybe it would've been better if he had that heard you think he's so gross you can't even take a joke about something everyone knows isn't true--which is why it's so funny; y'know, there's a little Earth humor explanation for you--then at least he wouldn't get the mistaken idea that you hanging around him means you're his friend or that you think of him as a person or anything."